The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) abruptly abandoned its zero-COVID policies in December last year. Residents are saying the sudden changes were not preceded by adequate warning or preparation and have put a burden on the Chinese medical system and created difficulties for people. Major cities, including China’s capital Beijing, experienced an immediate outbreak after the…
Rural Residents in China Face Shortage of Medical Resources as the Pandemic Surges
Biden Admin Moves to Make Expired COVID Rules for Health Care Workers Permanent
In its latest effort to make permanent pandemic-era mandates for health care workers, the federal agency regulating workplace safety has submitted a final draft of rules to the White House budget office for review. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), which sees exposure to COVID-19 as a matter of workplace safety, in June 2021…
Billions in Pandemic Relief Sent to Hospitals That Didn’t Need Funding: Report
December 7, 2022
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Billions of dollars in federal pandemic relief was sent to hospitals throughout the United States that did not need the funding, while other hospitals failed to meet their needs, according to The Wall Street Journal. Washington distributed pandemic aid by using average hospital revenue as a proxy for size in order to calculate need, while…
Vegan ESG Investors Want Plant-Based Food Options in America’s Hospitals
November 17, 2022
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Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing continues to reshape America’s private sector. It may soon help dictate the food served at a hospital near you. The boards of directors for several major American healthcare companies have been sent shareholder proposals from proxy-holders of U.S. Climate Vegan ETF, an exchange-traded fund from the vegan investment firm…
Mother Helps Pass Bill Requiring California Emergency Rooms to Include Fentanyl Testing
Juli Shamash experienced a life-altering tragedy in 2018 when her son died ingesting a pill laced with fentanyl, a highly lethal synthetic opioid most people were unfamiliar with. Now Shamash has successfully advocated for a bill that mandates fentanyl tests to be included in drug screening in emergency rooms. Authored by Sen. Melissa Melendez (R–Lake…
Emergency Room Crowding in Hospitals Reach Crisis Levels, Compromising Patient Care
In a pair of September studies, Yale researchers found that emergency department crowding has been reaching crisis levels, compromising patient safety and access to care. Between the start of 2017 and the end of 2021, the median rate of patients who left the emergency department (ED) without being seen by a clinician had doubled from…
Nurse Speaks Out: US Hospital Deliberately Terminated Ventilator of Unvaccinated Patient
Medical protocols are the bedrock of our modern health care system. A protocol is a carefully crafted plan. It contains references and steps on how to follow through a medical procedure or treatment. Hospitals, doctors, and nurses rely on these protocols to minimize any chance of errors. The information is always reviewed and updated because…
Hospitals Need to Defer to Families on Life-and-Death Issues
Commentary Hospitals need to back off their authoritarian “we know best” posture and respect what a patient’s family wants. At 10 a.m. Saturday, Royal London Hospital stopped life support for 12-year-old Archie Battersbee, against his parents’ wishes. He was dead by 12.15 p.m. Millions had followed his case since April, when his mother found him…
US Health Care Is Under Attack
Commentary The United States could be under attack. In 2020, the country experienced 1,389 ransomware attacks, averaging 3.8 attacks per day. A year later, the number of attacks had risen to 2,690, representing a 92.7 percent increase, according to Security Magazine. This year, things have gotten considerably worse. In the last 12 months, ransomware attacks…
Why Are US Hospitals Sending Sensitive Data to Facebook?
June 27, 2022
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Commentary Data is the new oil. Every second, a person creates roughly 1.7 MB of data. Not surprisingly, there is a concerted effort from Big Tech companies to mine data flows and drain us dry. One such company is Meta, more commonly known as Facebook, a company known for violating users’ rights repeatedly and without remorse….
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